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Looks like Indiana is getting happy hour back.

Article says senators tried to kill carry out drink options.

Indiana allowed carry out drinks during COVID to help businesses during lockdown.

  • Did you experience, or come across data that supports the claim that carry out will lead to increasing drunk driving?

  • How do you feel about carry out?

  • How do you feel about happy hour offerings and encouragement of more or just cheaper alcohol consumption?

  • RedFoxOPEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    People can get drunk cheaper

    We’ll all need to with our lack of good education.

    I talk to teachers from Hamilton county and Hendricks county. They say everything’s fucked.

    From the lesson plans that only teach istep or what ever it’s called now.

    They also say the kids can hit them and they can’t do shit about it. Plus parents coming in screaming at them.

    Neither one I’m referring to would be a trumper, let alone teach something like that.

    I don’t know what school needs yet. Our high school board meetings had to go online only because people were in there about to start fights.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Even if teachers aren’t something the legislature should focus on (and I would argue that they are), this should be way far down the priorities list. It just shows how little they’re interested in governing.

      But hey, the restaurant and bar lobby is apparently getting it’s money’s worth.

      • RedFoxOPEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        restaurant and bar lobby

        I am betting this is pretty accurate.

        I imagine, without reading anything yet, that downtown businesses like restaurants and bars are a pretty decent tax revenue for the city. What else gives them revenue other than income tax, property tax?

        I wonder if they’ve talked about anticipated tax increases due to that.

        I feel like this is evidenced in the state’s forced three days in office policy. The state gov is spending millions leasing buildings downtown, while downtown businesses are whining about reduced patrons. I understand since they are getting killed by leasing rates.

        Just seems like these are measures to support the owners of the city. I guess income means more budget, which could mean better roads and hopefully education.

        I like the side effect of getting to carry out drinks.